MISELLANEOUS ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 28 September 1925, Page 3

MISELLANEOUS ITEMS.

[Australia & N.Z. Cable Association.] THE KING'S HEALTH. LONDON, Sept. 27. The “Graphic” says that despite his Scottish holiday, the King lias not shaken oil' his tiredness. He intendj to spend most of the autumn resting ut Sandringham. ENGLISH AERO TEAM. LONDON. Sept. 27. The team of British airmen who wi! try to win hack the Schneider trophy departed for Ameri-a together with the lour fastest machines ever built in England, though only two are actually entered for the race. The party, which is commanded by Captain O. B. Wil<oii. comprises Hubert, Baird, (’apt. Broad. Bert and Hinkler. .JAP. AERIAL fatality. T'oKIO. Sept. 27. Two military aer. planes when sham fighting collided id-air, killing the occupants and wrecking the machines AMUNDSEN IN LONDON. LONDON. Sept. 27. ( apt. Amundsen lias arrived in LuiBill with Biiser Larsen. He goes to America on Oct. 3rd.

Amundsen -:iv. he has confidence in the air-hip for polar work at present., Imt a year or two hence aeroplanes may have improved and have a larger radius of action. The trouble this year was that the radius was over small. A NEW BISHOP. LONDON, September 2d. The Rev. Dean Burroughs has been appointed Bishop id Uipon. OBITUARY. I.ON DON. Xcntcmhcr 2d. Mr Melbourne George Muscord. Works Suportuicndeiit of the "Daily ( hronicle.'’ AGENT-GENERAL OF X.S.W. LONDON .September 2d. Sir Timothy Coughlaii is understood to have received notifical ion ot his permanent appointment ;i< Agent-Genera! of New South Wales in succession to Sir A. A. Cocks (cx-X.S.W . Treasurer) whom the Labour Government virltmllv deposed, owing, tile Premier staled, to the condition in which the Treasury was found to lie when Labour came into power.

TIRED AFTER lot) TEARS. LONDON, September 2d. The Geneva correspondent ol the "Daily Express ” slates that an hour alter i elebrat ing her 199|h birthday. Madame Conti shot hersell dead. She left a note saving that she was tired of this world and wanted to see the next world and God. EX-KAISER SIR IT k OKI'. LONDON. September 2d. The Liltlieran ( litireh of Prussia struck the ex-Kaiser’s name oil' the hooks ami substituted Prime William, the ex-Crown Prime's eldest son. for whom prayers will henceforth he offered. DEFICIT ON Mlf I .BOIT! N E TRAMS. LONDON. September 2d. The Manager declared that L'2.T2.H!10 was losi hist year up to .lime 39 oil the Melbourne Irani-. Til • revenue has dropned nearly hall a million in two years. The motors are eertaiul.v giving trams generally a rough spin. THE ES( aped print f. LONDON. Sept. 2-V The “ITcuing Standard's” ('niisiantinople correspondent interviewed Priin-v fsielfedie, who recently c-eaped from an I'.ngli-li a.-vlum. alter 2-T years incarceration. for firing at King Fuad, ol Fgvpt. In- brother-in-law. The Prin«"' v, a - unit" calm and collected hut hi- doctor would not permii a di < ci;--ioit of arrangement- for a nien’a' ixa mi mil ion in order to obtain a per tificate of sanity enabling the Prince to claim an estate of three mi lions, lie also claims, in a deeiaration. that he is a Turkish subject

ODDFELLOW’S ORDER. VANCOUVER, September 2li. At its con veil tii ui tn Portland. Oregon. the (>ddl<'How s' Sit crcign Grand Lodge denied the right of the Australian Grand Lodge to permit the initiation of Maori members. on the ground that so, Ii recognition would open up endless 1 1ifli<'ll!ti«-- with the race and colour quest ion-, i.i ii,' I ilit, d States. ()u the recommendation ol Glasgow and Australian guests, action was postponed indefinitely. This postponement forestalls, a petition ti'om the Dutch West; Indies. A PR OP EL 1.1 115 LESS AEROPLANE. f R ANT E AND BRITAIN EX PER I MEN TI NG. (Received this day at 19.9 a.m.) LONDON. September 27. Km me is secretly experimenting with a propi'llorh'Ss aeroplane; propelled by a type ol ivarwaid discharge ol a mixture ol gas. The Air Embassy in London admits L..e n,-w jet propulsion is being invc-li-gated and expects it to be possible shortly to launch an expert pilot in this winged nickel at 379 miles hourly. SPANISH WAR FUNDS. MADRID. September 27. A credit of four million pesetas has Ileen opened lor the construction ol lort diea i ions in Moroni,. according to a statement tty General De Rivera. Adjir will become the capital of the Spanish /.one in view ol it.- easy access and (he existence of two breaches in ns im mediale neighbourhood. LORD MAYOR OF LONDON. LONDON. Sept. 28. The King has conferred a baronetcy on the retiring l.oi'il Mayor ot Loudon. Sir Alfred Bov.er. The King also knighted two retiring sheriifs. BOBBED HAIR I'A Si HON. GERMAN GIRLS (; FT THU CRAZE. LONDON. Sept. 28. The "Daily Chronicle's” Berlin correspondent says that alth nigh bobbed hair enjoyed a woriil wide popularity German girls have not been allowed t ' follow the fashion. It was not uiiti. last week, when to leading theatrical stars Is Jibed their hair, that the cra/.e was permitted without a protest. Prior to this girls were mobbed in the streets because they attempted to wear their hair short and the few who braved the public .scorn were jeered upon entering public places ot amusement. while in the streets they wen* epeiilv instilled. Now the craze has spread like wildfire and girls are lined ui* in queues at the hairdressing establishments and as many as I - • me bobbed daily in Berlin alone. Although generally tar behind toe world in fashion leminiue Germany is making up leeway in this instance. The correspondent adds that he aas not yet heard of a single ins t a nee of the shingle, which has been the successor of the "boh” throughout the rest of the world.